At approximately 1920 hrs this evening Roulette Dept 46 was tapped out for a reported structure fire on 3rd St in the village. Upon dispatch they were advised that the call was received from a neighbor that stated there were flames coming out of the windows of the structure. Upon arrival Chief 46 advised dispatch of a working structure fire. Department 48 was called for a tanker to the scene.
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UPDATE: The State Police Fire Marshall, David Surra, has released a report on the fire last week at the Florence Hutchinson residence at 27 Third Street in Roulette.
Trooper Surra writes-- Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshall and Roulette Chemical Engine Co. fire chiefs investigated a fire which occurred at 27 Third Street, Roulette. It was found the fire was intentionally set in the kitchen area of the residence. Damage was estimated at $15,000.00. The investigation is ongoing.
This past Sunday (July 27th) during some unsettled weather that passed through the area a funnel cloud was sighted in the area between Johnsonburg and St. Marys (Elk County). There were no active watches or warnings in place at the time. The two photos shown here were sent to PCFireNews by a St. Marys firefighter.
According to the DuBois Courier-Express: Johnsonburg Borough Police were called to investigate a possible tornado touchdown at 6:20 p.m. Sunday. Johnsonburg police Officer Dave Cuneo said police responded to the top of Dill Hill to get a look around the area. Police saw two funnel clouds descend to the ground and retract and another one descended on the mountains between Johnsonburg and St. Marys. Elk County 911 was notified of the sighting and reported it to the National Weather Service. There were no warnings in place at the time. Police were assisted by Johnsonburg and St. Marys fire departments and police for numerous trees down in the Glen Hazel and Taft Road areas. No injuries or structural damage was reported. Cuneo provided the photo of the funnels shown below.
It was a busy night in Mckean county over night with not one, but two working structure fires. The first call came in about 0036 hrs for an unknown type fire in the area of Carpenter Creek Rd off Slack Hollow Rd. in Eldred Twp. Upon arrival members of Dept. 18, Eldred Twp, found a fully envolved structure fire. A second alarm was requested bringing Dept 3, Port Allegany, Dept 4 Eldred Borough, Dept 9 Otto Twp. and Portville, NY.
Then at approximately 0430 Kane Dept 5 was dispatched for a working structure fire at 422 Chase St in the borough. Dept 10 Mt. Jewett was requested for an engine to the scene as well.
Further information will be posted if/when available.
HARRISBURG, July 22 -- State Rep. John Hornaman, D-Erie, announced that legislation he authored to allow local municipalities to institute a tax credit for volunteer firefighters and rescue personnel unanimously passed the state House this week.
"Now more than ever, as we struggle with our national and local economies, the need for volunteer emergency service personnel is at an all-time high," Hornaman said. "I developed this legislation because I think a tax credit for volunteers can serve as an important recruitment tool for local fire companies, who often struggle to retain firefighters on a volunteer level. It also represents a small token of appreciation for these brave souls who risk their lives to save others."
HB250 would establish the Municipal Volunteer Incentive Act, which would allow local governments to adopt earned income tax credits for volunteers as a financial incentive for recruitment and retention. The legislation includes volunteer Emergency Medical Services and rescue squad members as well as firefighters. Language was added to make sure the credit would apply even on a joint return. A county property tax credit and / or a school property tax credit may also be applied up to 20 percent against the taxpayer's property tax liability.
Thanks to the generousity of Cameron County EMS in Emporium, the Eldred Borough Fire Dept. is back in the ambulance business despite having lost both of their rigs in a tragic blaze over this past weekend. Emporium has loaned one of its ambulances to Eldred so that they can continue to provide a valuable service to their community. The vehicle is being housed in the Eldred Borough Main Fire Station which is located directly across the street from the structure that was destroyed by the fire.
The Officers and members of the Eldred Borough Fire Dept. would like to thank all of the area fire departments and ambulance services for offering their assistance in the department's time of need.
A big tip o'the helmet to Emporium for being willing to come to the aid of your brothers and sisters in Eldred.
Read the report from the Warren Times Observer HERE
Information for the following report provided by BradfordPa.info:
Several firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion and two others were injured when a hose coupling blew apart during fire suppression operations at an industrial blaze in Clarendon, Warren County. There were 19 fire companies involved in operations at the Berenfield Container facility. The company manufactures steel containers. The fire is reported to have started in the paint booth area. First units on scene reported fire through the roof upon arrival and immediately began calling for mutual aid from surrounding departments.
Units were called to assist from as far away as Kane and Mt. Jewett. Helicopters were placed on standby in the area in case they were needed to evacuate injured personnel. Smoke from the blaze could be seen from several miles away. Witnesses on scene reported that there were multiple explosions during the height of the fire.
The following is a brief timeline of events:
At 11:15 A.M. Firefighters on scene began calling for an evacuation.A mobile communications vehicle from the Emergency Management Association was also being requested.
At 11:21 A.M. Lewis Run and Corydon Twp were called to the scene of this fire, after a request from personnel on scene to send any tanker over 4000 gallons to the scene.
At 11:31, Warren County requested another ambulance from Mckean County. Mckean County sent the Mount Jewett ambulance to stand by in Sheffield.
At 11:55, James Mock was reporting that tankers are being called in from Clarion PA and Busti NY.
At 12:38 P.M. evacuations were still taking place. The commercial fire is in the middle of a residential area, and it is feared that the fire might spread to the neighboring houses.
ALL WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ON ROUTE 6 has been shut down in Kane.
At 1:11 P.M. a Fire Marshall was on his way to the scene.
At 1:13, it came across the scanner that a water hauling company from Sheffield offered to haul extra water to the scene, and were being given a police escort.
At 1:15, Star Flight and a Ladder Truck from Tidioute were reported returning and available.
As of 3:15 P.M. the fire was still burning. Some units that responded have cleared the scene. 1 lane was open on route 6 through Clarendon.
Firefighters from Eldred Boro, Eldred Township, Otto Township, Port Allegany, and Portville, NY. were called to Eldred at 12:15 am Sunday morning, to a working structure fire at Eldred's secondary fire hall, across Platt Street from the main fire hall.
Smethport was dispatched to Port Allegany for standby, and about an hour later Roulette was dispatched to Port Allegany to stand by.
At 12:15 A.M. Eldred, Eldred Township, and Otto Township were called to a working structure fire in Eldred.
The fire was reported at the secondary fire hall, directly across from the primary fire hall, on Plat Street, in the borough of Eldred.
A second alarm was sounded at 12:20 and Port Allegany, Smethport, and Portville were all called to the scene.
At 12:38, Ambulance 9 (Otto Twp.) was requested to standby at the Eldred Borough station and remain on standby.
At 1:07, Smethport FD was requested to transfer Engine 23 and a crew to the Port Allegany Fire Hall, and Norwich Township FD was requested to transfer an engine and a crew to the Smethport Fire hall. These transfers were to help keep the departments prepared in the case that an emergency might happen while crews were attending to the fire in Eldred. At 1:08, these transfer assignments were recalled.
At 1:40, Bradford City was requested to send Tower 1 to the scene of the fire. They responded at 1:45.
Saturday was a busy day with multiple events in progress in the area. In Harrison Valley a benefit "poker run" was taking place. This event would ultimately involve almost 250 ATVs, UTVs and motorcycles that would cover a large cross country course that included the coverage area of both Dept. 20 and Dept. 47. This even was scheduled to begin at 1230 hrs at the start/finish point on Rt. in Harrison Twp. Members of Dept. 20 provided traffic control at the "hard road" crossings to help ensure that there were no incidents with autos on the highway. The department had also coordinated efforts for emergency medical coverage on the course in the event that there was an accident during the run.
Also scheduled to occur the same day was the American Eagles motorcycle club's "Rock-N-Roar" that was to come through the area on Route 49 with several hundred motorcycles as they covered a course that began and ended in Arkport, NY. This event also necessitated that Dept. 20 as well as Dept. 47 provide traffic control through their respective districts as the motorcade passed through the area.
Well, we all know what they say about the best laid plans...... The poker run got off as planned, after which Dept. 20 personnel returned to Station 20 to regroup and prepare for the Rock-N-Roar event. As they were about to head to their staging points for that event, Tioga County Fire Control called Station 20 via radio and advised there was a report from one of the medical personnel with the poker run that there had been an ATV accident with injury in the Loucks Mills area of the run. Chief 20 advised Tioga to dispatch Departments 20 & 47 for the incident.
